Spy synonyms
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To act as a spy
secret-service agent
Some moles that appear after the age of twenty could be a sign of skin cancer.
An agent is defined as someone or something that makes something happen.
(Military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
counterspy
A spy used in counterespionage
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A person on a police force, whose work is investigating and trying to solve crimes
A person who carries on espionage or similar work of a secret nature, as for a government
counterintelligence agent
A secret agent, an informer, or a spy.
investigate (related)
A person who secretly observes others to obtain information
A spy employed by two rival espionage organizations
To follow along at the heels of someone
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spying (related)
espionage agent
A watcher or sentinel.
To make a search; seek.
To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
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To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.). [from 13th c.]
To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight.
pirate (related)
To act as a spy
To admit or receive, as for consultation or a social visit:
To act as a spy
stake-out
To mark off the limits by stakes; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road.
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A participant of an operation.
To appear by glimpses.
assassin (related)
kidnap (related)
To perceive with the mind; detect:
wiretapper
A person who installs, or monitors wiretaps
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Observe is defined as to celebrate, to see or watch.
Examine is defined as to analyze, inspect or carefully study.
To discover is defined as to learn something new, become aware of something or to find something, especially if you are the first to locate it.
To be partially visible; show:
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To raise, move, or force open with a lever.
spy upon
To act as a spy
set a watch on
To act as a spy
To follow the course taken by; pursue:
To keep to or stick to:
To move about stealthily; sneak.
(--- Informal) To put in a spot in a schedule or listing
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meddle (related)
To concern oneself with or take part in other people's affairs without being asked, welcomed, or needed; interfere (in or with)
To discover or manage to perceive (something hidden or not easily noticed)
The definition of inspect is to carefully look over someone or something, especially to determine if minimum criteria or standards are met.
To peer through a small aperture or from behind something.
undercover man
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take-note
To pay attention; to take notice; to note
Hound is defined as to hunt, chase or urge on.
secret (or undercover) agent
(Slang) To look over carefully, esp. in preparation for an intended robbery
To go or move in a quiet, stealthy way.
To act as a spy
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To hear a conversation one is not intended to hear; to listen in.
undercover agent
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
gun-toting (related)
renegade (related)
Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.
To discover; to disclose; to reveal.
To view means to look at.
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To act as a spy
1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.35:
(Sports) To give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).
To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate.
A person who watches, esp. one who keeps watch beside a sick or dead person
Find another word for spy. In this page you can discover 77 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for spy, like: saboteur, secret-service agent, mole, agent, observer, counterspy, intelligence agent, detective, secret-agent, counterintelligence agent and intelligencer.
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